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The Tempest: Themes

Summary: In his play, The Tempest, Shakespeare conveys themes through different character pairs. Each pairing is a guise for a different theme in the play's plot. For instance, Ariel and Caliban are thought to be grouped together because they show two contrasting sides of servitude. Other examples lie behind Miranda and Ferdinand's "love at first sight", as well as the forgiveness that Alonso, Antonio, and Prospero receive.

In his play, The Tempest, Shakespeare conveys themes through
different character pairs. Each pairing is a guise for a different theme in
the play's plot. For instance, Ariel and Caliban are thought to be grouped
together because they show two contrasting sides of servitude. Other
examples lie behind Miranda and Ferdinand's "love at first sight", as well
as the forgiveness that Alonso, Antonio, and Prospero receive. Each
grouping of characters is placed strategically throughout the play by
Shakespeare to exemplify different themes.
Ariel and Caliban......


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